Forces and motion

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  • What are the two types of physical quantities?
    Scalar and vector
  • What do all physical quantities consist of?
    A numerical magnitude and a unit
  • What is an example of a scalar quantity?
    Volume
  • Why is volume considered a scalar quantity?
    It has no direction
  • What is the unit of volume?
    Cubic meters
  • What is an example of a vector quantity?
    Weight
  • Why is weight considered a vector quantity?
    It has both magnitude and direction
  • What is the unit of weight?
    Newton
  • What defines a scalar quantity?
    It has only magnitude or size
  • What defines a vector quantity?
    It has both magnitude and direction
  • What are some examples of vector quantities in physics?
    • Displacement
    • Velocity
    • Acceleration
    • Weight
    • Force
    • Momentum
    • Gravitational field strength
  • What are some examples of scalar quantities in physics?
    • Distance
    • Speed
    • Time
    • Mass
    • Volume
    • Energy
    • Density
  • What is the distance traveled from point A to point B on a circular track?
    Half of the circumference
  • What is the displacement when a ball travels from point A to point B?
    The diameter of the circle
  • What happens to displacement when a ball returns to point A?
    It becomes zero
  • What is the definition of distance?
    Total length of the path traveled
  • What is the definition of displacement?
    Directed distance from start to end points
  • What is the unit of distance?
    Meter
  • What is average speed?
    Total distance moved per unit time
  • What is the unit of speed?
    m/s
  • What is the unit of velocity?
    m/s
  • What is velocity?
    Speed in a given direction
  • When is the magnitude of velocity equal to speed?
    When traveling in a straight line
  • What does it indicate when U equals V in a car's motion?
    The car is traveling with constant speed
  • What are the two types of physical quantities?
    Scalar and vector
  • What is the equation for average speed when U equals V?
    V = s / T
  • What does a physical quantity consist of?
    A numerical magnitude and a unit
  • What is acceleration?
    Change in velocity per unit time
  • What is the unit of acceleration?
    m/s²
  • What is an example of a scalar quantity?
    Volume of 150 cubic meters
  • Why is volume considered a scalar quantity?
    It has no direction
  • What is the equation for acceleration?
    a = (v - U) / t
  • What does it indicate when U equals V regarding acceleration?
    The acceleration is zero
  • What is an example of a vector quantity?
    Weight of 500 Newtons
  • What defines a vector quantity?
    It has both magnitude and direction
  • What does it indicate when V is more than U?
    The car is speeding up
  • What does it indicate when V is less than U?
    The car is slowing down
  • Name some scalar quantities in physics.
    Distance, speed, time, mass, volume
  • Name some vector quantities in physics.
    Displacement, velocity, acceleration, weight
  • What does uniform acceleration mean?
    Constant acceleration throughout the motion